<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>natural resources; modifying meeting requirements of the Legislative-Citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>section 116P.08, subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>MINNESOTA RESOURCES APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>"The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4">APPROPRIATIONS<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4">Available for the Year<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4">Ending June 30<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2008<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>MINNESOTA RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">23,366,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Environment and <br/>
Natural Resources <br/>
Trust<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">22,866,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td>State Land and <br/>
Water Conservation <br/>
Account <br/>
(LAWCON)<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>Appropriations are available for either year <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>of the biennium. Any unencumbered balance <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>remaining in the first year does not cancel <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>and is available for the second year of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>biennium.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Definitions</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(a) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>environment and natural resources trust fund <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>116P.02, subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>(b) "State land and water conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>account (LAWCON)" means the state land <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>and water conservation account in the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>resources fund referred to in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>Statutes, section 116P.14.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>LCCMR and Contract Administration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,318,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota <br/>
Resources (LCCMR)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>$1,278,000 is from the trust fund for fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>years 2008 and 2009 and is for administration <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>116P.09, subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>16A.281, the availability of up to $50,000 of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>the appropriation from Laws 2006, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>243, section 19, is extended to June 30, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>for communications outreach.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) Contract Administration <br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>$40,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>complete contract management for duties <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>assigned in Laws 2005, First Special Session <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>3, paragraph (b), and additional duties as <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>assigned in this section.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Land</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">14,835,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Environment and <br/>
Natural Resources <br/>
Trust <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">14,335,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>LAWCON<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) Forest Legacy Conservation Easements<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>$2,000,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>permanent working forest conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>easements on private forests in northern <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>Minnesota, the Mississippi blufflands, and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>other areas identified through the state forest <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>legacy program. Priority must be given to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>acquiring easements on private lands within <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>existing Minnesota state forest boundaries. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>Any easements acquired must have a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>sustainable forestry practice management <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>plan. Land subject to easements acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>under this appropriation is not eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>payment under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>290C.07. The commissioner must report <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>on Minnesota Resources with proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>minimum standards for forest conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>easements by June 1, 2007. The commission <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>shall consider the proposed standards as <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>part of the work program approval by June <br/>
<a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var>30, 2007. No funds shall be expended until <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>the commission has reviewed and approved <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>minimum standards for forest conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>easements funded by the trust fund.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) Minnesota Habitat Corridors Partnership - <br/>
Phase IV <br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>$4,200,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>acceleration of agency programs and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>cooperative agreements with Pheasants <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>Forever; Minnesota Deer Hunters <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>Association; Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; National <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>Wild Turkey Federation; The Nature <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>Conservancy; Minnesota Land Trust; The <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>Trust for Public Land; Minnesota Valley <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; United <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>States Fish and Wildlife Service; Red Lake <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>Band of Chippewa; Leech Lake Band of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>Chippewa; Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>USDA-Natural Resources Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>Service; and the Board of Water and Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>Resources to plan, restore, and acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>fragmented landscape corridors that connect <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>areas of quality habitat to sustain fish, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>wildlife, and plants. Expenditures are limited <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>to the project corridor areas as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>the work program. Land acquired with this <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>appropriation must be sufficiently improved <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>to meet at least minimum habitat and facility <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>management standards as determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>the commissioner. This appropriation may <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>not be used for the purchase of residential <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>structures, unless expressly approved in the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>work program. All conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>must be perpetual and have a natural resource <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>management plan. Any land acquired in fee <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>title by the commissioner with money from <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>this appropriation must be designated:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>(1) as an outdoor recreation unit under <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>(2) as provided in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>sections 89.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>97A.101; 97A.125; 97C.001; and 97C.011. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>The commissioner may similarly designate <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>any lands acquired in less than fee title.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) Metro Conservation Corridors - Phase III <br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>$2,500,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>acceleration of agency programs and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>cooperative agreements with The Trust for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>Public Land; Friends of the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>River; Great River Greening; Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>Land Trust; Minnesota Valley National <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; Trout Unlimited; <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>and Friends of the Minnesota Valley for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>the purposes of planning, restoring, and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>protecting important natural areas in the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>metropolitan region, as defined by Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>and portions of the surrounding counties, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>through grants, contracted services, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>conservation easements, and fee acquisition. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>Land acquired with this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>must be sufficiently improved to meet at <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>least minimum management standards <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>as determined by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>Expenditures are limited to the identified <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>project corridor areas as defined in the work <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>program. This appropriation may not be used <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>for the purchase of residential structures, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>unless expressly approved in the work <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>program. All conservation easements must <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>be perpetual and have a natural resource <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>management plan. Any land acquired in fee <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>title by the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>with money from this appropriation must be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>designated:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>(1) as an outdoor recreation unit under <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07; or<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>(2) as provided in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>sections 89.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>97A.101; 97A.125; 97C.001; and 97C.011. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>The commissioner may similarly designate <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>any lands acquired in less than fee title.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) Prairie Stewardship Assistance for Private <br/>
Landowners<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>$220,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>commissioner of natural resources to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>stewardship plans and implement prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>management on private prairie lands on a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>cost-share basis with private or federal funds.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) State Park and Trail Land Acquisition<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>commissioner of natural resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>land for state trails and in-holdings for state <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>parks. Land acquired with this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>must be sufficiently improved to meet at <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>least minimum management standards as <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>determined by the commissioner.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) Metropolitan Regional Park System Land <br/>
Acquisition<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>$2,500,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>Metropolitan Council for subgrants for the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>acquisition of lands within the approved park <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>unit boundaries of the metropolitan regional <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>park system. This appropriation may not <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>be used for the purchase of residential <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>structures. Subdivision 12 applies to grants <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>awarded in the approved work program. This <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>appropriation must be matched by at least <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>40 percent of nonstate money and must be <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>committed by December 31, 2007, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>appropriation cancels. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>is available until June 30, 2010, at which <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>specified in the work program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) Nonmetropolitan Regional Parks and Natural <br/>
and Scenic Area Acquisitions<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>$1,000,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>commissioner of natural resources to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>matching grants to local governments for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>acquisition of natural and scenic areas, as <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>provided in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>85.019, subdivision 4a, and regional parks <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>outside of the metropolitan area, as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>subdivision 2. The local match required for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>a grant to acquire a regional park or regional <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>outdoor recreation area is $2 of nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>money for each $3 of state money. For the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>purposes of this paragraph, the match may <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>be either cash or a qualifying land donation. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>Recipients may receive funding for more <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>than one project in any given grant period. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>Subdivision 12 applies to grants awarded in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>the approved work program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) LAWCON Federal Reimbursements<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>$500,000 is from the state land and water <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>conservation account (LAWCON) in the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>natural resources fund to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>natural resources for priorities established by <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>the commissioner for eligible state projects <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>and administrative and planning activities <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>116P.14, and the federal Land and Water <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>Conservation Fund Act. Subdivision 12 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>applies to grants awarded in the approved <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>work program. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>contingent upon receipt of the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>obligation and remains available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>30, 2010, at which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>be completed and final products delivered, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>unless an earlier date is specified in the work <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) Biological Control of European Buckthorn and <br/>
Garlic Mustard<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>$300,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>research potential insects for biological <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>control of invasive European buckthorn <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>species for the third biennium and to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>introduce and evaluate insects for biological <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>control of garlic mustard for the second <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>biennium. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>until June 30, 2010, at which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>delivered, unless an earlier date is specified <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>in the work program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(j) Neutralization of Reed Canary Grass Root <br/>
Exudates<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>$115,000 is from the trust fund to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>State University, Mankato, to assess <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>plant-soil feedback contribution to the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>invasiveness of reed canary grass through <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>identification and neutralization of inhibitory <br/>
<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>root exudates.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Water Resources</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">5,051,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) Local Water Management Matching Challenge <br/>
Grants<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>$350,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>of Water and Soil Resources to accelerate <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>the local water management challenge <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>grant program under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>sections 103B.3361 to 103B.3369, through <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>matching grants to implement high priority <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>activities in state-approved comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>water management plans. For the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>of this paragraph, the match must be a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>nonstate contribution and may be either cash <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>or qualifying in-kind. The grants may be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>provided on an advance basis as specified <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>in the work program. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>is available until June 30, 2010, at which <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>specified in the work program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) Protection of Rare and Unique Rock Outcrop <br/>
Wetlands<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>$563,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>of Water and Soil Resources in cooperation <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>with Renville and Redwood Soil and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>Water Conservation Districts for perpetual <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>easements of unique wetland and riparian <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>habitats associated with rock outcrops in the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>Minnesota River Valley.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) Land Retirement Effects on Minnesota River <br/>
Basin Streams<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>$275,000 is from the trust fund for the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>second biennium to the Board of Water and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>Soil Resources for a cooperative agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>with the United States Geological Survey to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>define the relation between land retirement <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>and water quality and biological integrity in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>Minnesota River subbasins and to determine <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>if nutrient transport reductions improve <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>habitat and biodiversity in order to enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>prioritization of future land retirements. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>This appropriation must be matched by an <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>equal amount of nonstate money and must <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>be committed by December 31, 2007, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>appropriation cancels.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) Demonstrating Benefits of Conservation <br/>
Grasslands on Water Quality<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>$374,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>Science Museum of Minnesota to assess the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>long-term benefits of conservation grasslands <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>in reducing sediment and nutrient loads <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>through quantitative lake sediment analysis <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>in small watersheds with different grassland <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>acreages. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>until June 30, 2010, at which time the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>project must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>delivered, unless an earlier date is specified <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>in the work program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) Improved River Quality Monitoring Using <br/>
Airborne Remote Sensing<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>$159,000 is from the trust fund to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>State University, Mankato, to monitor river <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>water quality and riparian habitat through <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>airborne dynamic hyperspectral remote <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>sensing on the Blue Earth River.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) Evaluating Riparian Timber Harvesting <br/>
Guidelines - Phase III<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>$400,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>University of Minnesota to assess the timber <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>harvesting riparian management guidelines <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>for postharvest impacts on terrestrial, aquatic, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>and wildlife habitats.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) Innovative Springshed Mapping for Trout <br/>
Stream Management<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>$270,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>University of Minnesota to identify and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>delineate supply areas and springsheds, for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>springs serving as coldwater sources for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>modern and historic trout streams, and to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>assess the impacts from development and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>groundwater appropriations.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) Intra-lake Zoning to Protect Sensitive <br/>
Lakeshore Areas<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>$110,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>commissioner of natural resources in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>cooperation with Cass County to identify <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>sensitive shorelines of the highest priority <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>lakes to protect water quality and near-shore <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>habitat through improved shoreland zoning <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>by Cass County.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) Water Resource Sustainability<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>$292,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>University of Minnesota to quantify <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>sustainable supplies of surface and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>groundwater by integrating surface water, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>vadose zone, and groundwater systems into <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>defined hydrologic units.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(j) County Geologic Atlas Program Acceleration<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>$400,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>University of Minnesota, Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>Geologic Survey, to accelerate the production <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>of county geologic atlases that describe <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>location, size, boundaries, and vulnerability <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>of aquifers to enhance the protection and use <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>of groundwater.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(k) Minnesota's Water Resources: Impacts of <br/>
Climate Change - Phase II<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>$300,000 is from the trust fund for the second <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>biennium to the University of Minnesota, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>Natural Resources Research Institute, to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>quantify climate, hydrologic, and ecological <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>variability and trends, along with economic <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>impacts of environmental fluctuation on <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>water resources, and to identify indicators <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>of future climate change effects on aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>systems. This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>June 30, 2010, at which time the project must <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>be completed and final products delivered, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>unless an earlier date is specified in the work <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(l) Pharmaceutical and Microbiological Pollution<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>$302,000 is from the trust fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>the University of Minnesota to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>develop technologies that eliminate <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>antibiotic-resistant bacteria, hormones, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>and other pharmaceutical compounds from <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>Minnesota's surface waters.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(m) Threat of Emerging Contaminants to Upper <br/>
Mississippi Walleye<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>$97,000 is from the trust fund to St. Cloud <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>State University to assess whether the genetic <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>diversity of walleye in the Upper Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>is negatively impacted by emerging <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>contaminants at pollution hotspots where <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>feminized male fish have been identified.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(n) Cedar Creek Groundwater Project using <br/>
Prairie Biofuel Buffers<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>$659,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>University of Minnesota, Cedar Creek <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>Natural History Area, to provide quantitative <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>data on the ability of diverse prairie buffers to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>capture runoff pollutants, to produce biofuel <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>with minimal water requirements, and to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>provide high carbon sequestration. This <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2010, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>at which time the project must be completed <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>and final products delivered, unless an earlier <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>date is specified in the work program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(o) Pyrolysis Pilot Project<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>$500,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>University of Minnesota in cooperation with <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>Rural Advantage to demonstrate a water-free <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>pyrolysis technology for converting biomass <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>feedstock to biofuels. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>is available until June 30, 2010, at which <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>time the project must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>products delivered, unless an earlier date is <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>specified in the work program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Natural Resource Information</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,002,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) Minnesota County Biological Survey<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>the commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>accelerate the biological survey that identifies <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>significant natural areas and systematically <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>collects and interprets data on the distribution <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>and ecology of native plant communities, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>rare plants, and rare animals.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) Soil Survey<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>$400,000 is from the trust fund to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>of Water and Soil Resources to accelerate <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>the completion of soil survey mapping and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>Web-based data delivery in five or more <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>counties. The new soil surveys must be done <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>on a cost-share basis with local and federal <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>funds.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) Field Guide for Evaluating Vegetation of <br/>
Restored Wetlands<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>$53,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>Water and Soil Resources for an agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>with Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik, &amp; <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>Associates to develop a printed and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>Web-based field guide to assist the evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>of the quality of wetland restorations in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>Minnesota. This wetland guide must be <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>available for downloading free of charge on <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>the Internet.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) Natural Resource Data Collection and <br/>
Mapping<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>$49,000 is from the trust fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>Minnesota Resources for analysis and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>implementation of critical state natural <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>resource data collection and mapping.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Emerging Issues Account</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">160,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>$160,000 is from the trust fund to an <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>emerging issues account as authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (d).<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Availability of Appropriations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>Unless otherwise provided, the amounts in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>this section are available until June 30, 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>when projects must be completed and final <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>products delivered. For acquisition of real <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>property, the amounts in this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>available until June 30, 2010, if a binding <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>contract is entered into by June 30, 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>and closed not later than June 30, 2010. The <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>amounts available in this section may be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>extended through an approved work program <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>by up to one year. If a project receives <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>a federal grant, the appropriation for the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>project shall be extended to equal the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>grant period.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Leveraged Funds for Real Property </b><br/>
<b>Interest Requirement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>The work program for every appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>for acquisition of a real property interest <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>shall identify nonstate leveraged funds and a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>plan for expenditure of funds to maximize <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>the benefit of the trust fund allocation. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>work program that proposes materially less <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>leverage than the proposal shall be brought <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>to the Legislative-Citizen Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>on Minnesota Resources for review and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>approval or disapproval. The final report <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>of each project shall identify all leverage <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>obtained. Leveraged funds shall be spent <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>concurrently with trust fund appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>to the extent possible.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Data Availability Requirements</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>(a) Data collected by the projects funded <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>under this section that have value for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>planning and management of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>resource, emergency preparedness, and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>infrastructure investments must conform <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>to the enterprise technical architecture <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>maintained by the Office of Enterprise <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>Technology. Spatial data must conform to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>geographic information system guidelines <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>and standards outlined in that architecture <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>and adopted by the Minnesota Geographic <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>Data Clearinghouse at the Land Management <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>Information Center. A description of spatial <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>data collected must adhere to Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>Enterprise Technology geographic metadata <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>standards and must be submitted to the Land <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>Management Information Center to be made <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>available online through the clearinghouse <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>and the data themselves must be accessible <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>and free to the public unless made private <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>under the Data Practices Act, Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>Statutes, chapter 13.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>(b) To the extent practicable, summary data <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>and results of projects funded under this <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>section should be readily accessible on the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>Internet and identified as an environment and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>natural resources trust fund project.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Project Requirements</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>It is a condition of acceptance of the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>appropriations in this section that any agency <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>or entity receiving the appropriation must <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>comply with Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>116P; vegetation planted must be of native <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>ecotypes to Minnesota, and preferably <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>of the local ecotype, unless expressly <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>approved in the work program; parties to an <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>easement must specify in the easement all <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>the provisions of their agreement that are <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>perpetual; an electronic copy of the terms <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>of an easement acquired must be sent to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>commission office; and in any acquisition of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>land or interest in land, priority must be given <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>to lands with high quality natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>or conservation lands that provide natural <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>buffers to water resources.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 12.<b>Payment Conditions and Capital </b><br/>
<b>Equipment Expenditures</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>All agreements, grants, or contracts referred <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>to in this section must be administered on <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>a reimbursement basis unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>provided in this section. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>expenditures made on or after July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>2007, or the date the work program is <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>approved, whichever is later, are eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>reimbursement unless otherwise provided <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>in this section. Periodic payment must <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>be made upon receiving documentation <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>that the deliverable items articulated in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>the approved work program have been <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>achieved, including partial achievements <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>as evidenced by approved progress reports. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>Reasonable amounts may be advanced to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>projects to accommodate cash flow needs or <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>match federal money. The advances must <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>be approved as part of the work program. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>No expenditures for capital equipment are <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>allowed unless expressly authorized in the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>project work program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 13.<b>Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable </b><br/>
<b>Materials</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>A political subdivision, public or private <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>corporation, or other entity that receives <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>an appropriation in this section must use <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>the appropriation in compliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.121 and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>16B.122, requiring the purchase of recycled, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>repairable, and durable materials; the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>purchase of uncoated paper stock; and the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>use of soy-based ink.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 14.<b>Energy Conservation and </b><br/>
<b>Sustainable Building Guidelines</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>A recipient to whom an appropriation is made <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>in this section for a capital improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>project shall ensure that the project complies <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>with the applicable energy conservation and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>sustainable building guidelines and standards <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>contained in law, including Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>216C.20, and rules adopted thereunder. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>The recipient may use the energy planning, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>advocacy, and state energy office units of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>the Department of Commerce to obtain <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>information and technical assistance on <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>energy conservation and alternative energy <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>development relating to the planning and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>construction of the capital improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>project.<br/>
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<td colspan="3">Subd. 15.<b>Accessibility</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>Structural and nonstructural facilities must <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>meet the design standards in the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>Americans with Disability Act (ADA) <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>accessibility guidelines.<br/>
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<td colspan="3">Subd. 16.<b>Carryforward</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>(a) The availability of the appropriations for <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>the following projects is extended to June <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>30, 2008:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>(1) Laws 2005, First Special Session <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>7, paragraph (j), improving impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>watersheds: conservation drainage research;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>(2) Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>paragraph (d), open space planning and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>protection; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>(3) Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 10, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>paragraph (d), dairy farm digesters.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>(b) The availability of the appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>the following project is extended to June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>2009:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>(1) Laws 2005, First Special Session <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>9, paragraph (a), completing third-party <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>certification of DNR forest lands; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>(2) Laws 2005, First Special Session <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>10, paragraph (e), wind to hydrogen <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>demonstration.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116P.08, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Public meetings.</b> Technical advisory committee and commission (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>Meetings of the commission, committees or subcommittees of the commission, technical <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>advisory committees, and peer review panels must be open to the public. The commission <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>shall attempt to meet throughout various regions of the state during each biennium. For <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>purposes of this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and action <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>is taken regarding a matter within the jurisdiction of the commission, a committee or <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>subcommittee of the commission, a technical advisory committee, or a peer review panel.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>(b) For legislative members of the commission, enforcement of this subdivision is <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>governed by section 3.055, subdivision 2. For nonlegislative members of the commission, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>enforcement of this subdivision is governed by section 13D.06, subdivisions 1 and 2.<br/>